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paraprosdokian (/pærəprɒsˈdoʊkiən/, or par'hyponoian, is a
figure of
speech in
which the
latter part of a sentence, phrase, or
larger discourse is surprising...
- idioms, archetypes, or wordplay.
Another po****r joke
structure is the
paraprosdokian, a
surprising punchline that
changes the
context or
meaning of the setup...
- had
morning sickness after I was born" (Rodney Dangerfield) Greguería
Paraprosdokian Throwaway line Miller, K.E.L. (3
December 2009). "The
Unuttered Punch...
- Parallelism: the use of
similar structures in two or more clauses.
Paraprosdokian: A
sentence or
phrase with an
unexpected twist or
surprise at the end...
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Coincidence Dirty Minds Doublespeak Dangling modifier Euphemism Iham
Paraprosdokian Spoonerism Ribaldry The word
double is
often pronounced as in English...
- stand-up
comedian and actor. His stand-up
comedy persona makes use of
paraprosdokians spoken in a
wandering falsetto tone of voice. The
character of Emo...
-
characterized by a
penchant for
taking instructions literally and
employing paraprosdokian humour to
create comedic effects. Fridman's po****rity
stems from his...
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linguistic example sentences Amphibology Antanaclasis Arrow of time
Paraprosdokian Perverb Sentence processing Syntactic ambiguity Marc de Mey(1982), The...
- semantically) but
which is much more
complex to
technically classify.
Paraprosdokian Syntactic ambiguity Synchysis Backtracking Branch predictor List of...
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Overseas National Airways Antanaclases are
prevalent in
humorous paraprosdokians emplo**** when
responding to a question. For example, in
response to...
